Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-18
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night nu6 proper.
The General Assembly, by the oon-
stitution Of the State, is com posed of an
equal number Of MON bers from each
county. and In my judgements an IN.
equality Of representation cannot be
made By the General Assembly. Tho
LsgislatuFs 10 but the cresturs Of the
constitution, and cannot change It in
any respsot except In the msunsr which
tht eonstttution Itself provides.
ELEcTIoN OF oFPIcERs.
The Governor, In referring TO this
subject, recommends the election by
the Deopls of Register OF Willis, Pro
thouotafy Of the Sup ,rior Court, Clerk
OF the PeAce, Recorder of Deeds and
Clerk OF the Orphans Court and Regis.
ter In Chancsry Of the different counties
|Of the State.
Tho voters are ~ fully competent to
decide Who should or should not All
these respective offices % the Governor
can reasonably be supposed to be. The
voters Of the respective counties are
generally more competent TO decide ~
to the qualification OF such officers than
the Governor himfelf. They have
better opportunities by reason OF per.
s0nal acquaintance and personal inter.
course 10 form correct opinions in re-
spect to the qualifications and fitness of
persons generally to fill these positions
than the Governor.
The Governor also ecommends that
county officers be required to pay the
fees collected by them into the county
treasury, and thst they be paid Ger.
tain prescribed salary. In regard to
primary elections, he recommends the
passage of law for the purpose Of pre-.
venting suoa corruption and fraud as
took place at the late elections. He
compliments the State upon her fnan.
cial condition.
THE TARIFF.
Leaving State topics the Governor
passed on to National matters, and
gave his views at length upon the
tariff. His views upon this subject are
condensed in the following paragraph
No more duties should be levied or
COLLECTED on imports by means Of o tar
III than are necessaray and proper for
NEE sing the legitimate expenses Of the
Federal Government honestly and
economically administered.
In regard to the surplus he says there
can be no ustifoation or excuse for the
contin uation OF the duties which yield
In excess Of the wants of the govern
msnt surplus Of more than $100, 900,
QUO annually, which must be held for
years in the treasury before II can be
applied to the extipgnishment Of any
part OF the public debt. The excess Of
revenue beyond the requirements Of tho
government, under existing law, will
amount to more than two dollars for
every inhsbitant of this country for all
ages, sexes and conditions. OF this
amount the people OF Delaware will an
nually contribute more than $500 900.
This, however, is the least Of the evils
which will result from the continuation
OF the present high rate of duties.
SILVER COIN.
The Governor strongly favors the
silver dollar, and plenty of them. He
says that instead of silver coin being
paid the employes OF the government
1t 10 oarded In tho Treasury vaults In
such quantities that the cry Ia that such
vaults are insufficient for its storage
and safe keeping, under the pretense
that the people will not take the silver
dollars. Let those vaults be opened ,and
their contents be put into immediate
USAAtuA0tAOhf 0h0 tho pCOpl6 WILL bUOL
show whether the allegation was tru,
Ior false.
u CIVIL SERVICE.
i Governor Biggs says he believed II
Icivil service but not In what is popular
'Ily termed civil service reform.
would appoint none but honest men t,
lpublic office, but such men should b.
In sympathy with the Administration
In its honest efforts to correct abuses
As the 17th day of September, 1887
was the day upon which the con
stitution OF the United State
was formed, and as DelawaI,
vas the first State to adopt th'
Federal Constitution, he recommends
the General Assembly to take such &C
tion as they shall think appropriate I,
'Iproperly celebrate the occasion In cen
nectioD with all the other States Of tn,
Union on the 18th day of next 6eptem
bsr, in the city of Philadelphia. IL
conclusion he said:
Allow me, gentlemen of the Genera
bly,, to express the hope that ",
may all so act In the discharge of ou
respective official duties as to merit ant
receive the approval of our fellow citi
zens.